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Skymed aeromedical coordinates patient transfers on behalf of patients, clients and insurance / assistance companies.
Skymed can transport patients by private air charter or road, on a stretcher or sitting domestic or international. We can also coordinate commercial flight escorts, or commercial stretcher transfers as well as an air travel companion service. Call 1300 759 633. More....

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The six-month study is focusing on mental health of professional firefighters currently serving and recently retired firefighters, systematically investigating the effects of regular exposure to traumatic events. More...

Professor Anne Kelso, currently the Director of the WHO Collaborating Centre for Reference and Research on Influenza, has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer of the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC). More...

The Rural Doctors Association of Australia (RDAA) says the time is ripe for the Federal Government to consider dropping its proposed healthcare reforms - including the Medicare co-payment and MBS indexation freeze - and resetting voter confidence. More...

New study shows that, contrary to expectations, keeping blood pressure in the normal range with medication does not affect a baby's growth and development in the womb, and there are no differences in outcomes for these babies at birth. More...

One of AutumnCare’s cover girls took time from her busy schedule to open AutumnCare’s new head office in Perth. Local SwanCare resident, Mrs Ethel Murdoch, performed the official ribbon cutting for AutumnCare’s opening celebration last Friday. More...

Eye surgeons at the University of Adelaide have discovered that the retina in human eyes uses energy in a very similar way to cancer, which could lead to improved understanding of cancers as well as eye disease such as macular degeneration. More...

Research from the University of Adelaide has found that the children of parents suffering from an emotionally unstable form of personality disorder are at risk of developing behavioural and emotional issues – but the children can also be protected from experiencing similar difficulties to their parents. More...

The study found that children who spend longer in centre-based childcare are more likely to be hyperactive, disruptive and aggressive at school age, however, were less likely to be withdrawn, anxious or depressed. More...